- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40619 CRL.P No. 10372 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10372 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RANGASWAMY R S/O RAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, 2. SRI. RAJEGOWDA S/O LATE RANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 3. SMT. KAMAKSHI W/O RAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 4. SMT. SAVITHA W/O DEVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 5. SRI. DEVARAJU S/O LOKESH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, PETITIONERS 1 TO 5 ARE R/AT ALANAHALLI VILLAGE, Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40619 CRL.P No. 10372 of 2023 KASABA HOBLI, PERIYAPATNA TALUK-571 107. 6. SMT. RENUKA W/O ASHOKA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 7. SRI. ASHOKA S/O LATE PUTALIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, PETITIONERS 6 AND 7 ARE R/AT THONDALU VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT. 8. SRI. SOMASHEKARA S/O KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT DODDAHARAVE VILLAGE, PERIYAPATNA TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-571 107. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RUDRAPPA P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MYSURU WOMEN POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS S.P.P KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. ANU A.S. D/O SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40619 CRL.P No. 10372 of 2023 R/AT ALANAHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-571 107. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R.1; SMT. PARINEETA S. CHANAL, ADVOCATE FOR R.2.) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 23.08.2023 REGISTERED IN CRIME NO.34/2023 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 417, 420, 354(D), 504, 506 AND 114 READ WITH 34 OF IPC, REGISTERED BY THE MYSURU WOMEN POLICE STATION, MYSURU, ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL JUDGE (SR.DN.) AND CJM COURT, PERIYAPATNA, MYSURU, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40619 CRL.P No. 10372 of 2023 ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 had a relationship with each other. It is submitted that petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 had a love affair. However, for certain reasons, they fell apart. This resulted in respondent no.2 making a complaint against petitioner no.1 and other petitioners, who happened to be his relatives and friends, resulting in FIR being registered in Crime No.34/2023, which is pending on the file of the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) & CJM Court, Periyapatna, Mysuru District. The main allegation in the complaint is that petitioner no.1 cheated respondent no.2 by not marrying her. It is submitted that presently both petitioner No.1 as well as respondent No.2 are happily married to some other persons. It is also submitted by learned counsel for respondent no.2 that on account of respondent No.2 feeling betrayed by petitioner No.1, out of vengeance, she filed the present complaint and she is not interested in pursuing the case any more. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40619 CRL.P No. 10372 of 2023 2. Learned HCGP for respondent No.1, upon instructions, submits that the investigation done so far does not reveal any incriminating material against the petitioners herein and it appears respondent No.2 has filed the complaint solely because she felt betrayed by petitioner No.1. 3. Admittedly, the complaint is the product of ill will between petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2, which has been resolved subsequently and both are living happily. Further, as submitted by the learned HCGP, no incriminating material has been found against the petitioners. Under the circumstances, in my opinion, quashing the FIR registered against the petitioners would only help them to lead a proper and respectable life in the society whereas continuing the same would not serve any purpose. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The criminal petition is hereby allowed; - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40619 CRL.P No. 10372 of 2023 (ii) The proceedings in Crime No.34/2023 on the file of the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) & CJM Court, Periyapatna, Mysuru District, as against the petitioners herein is hereby quashed. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42